#arch

Research" is a wonderful word for writers. It serves as excuse for EVERYTHING ↗

— Rayne Hall

#writing #writing-life #writing-process #life

One more secret smile. One more shared laugh. One more electric kiss. Finding him was like finding someone I didn't know I was searching for. ↗

— Becca Fitzpatrick

#nora #patch #search #love

Yeah, and we still have to deal with The Eye being…Eyeish, and me learning to be Head of the Council, which will probably involve lots of boring books and—” Archer pressed his mouth to mine, effectively shutting me up and kissing the hell out of me. When he pulled back, he was grinning. “And you have an arrogant, screwed-up former demon hunter who is stupidly in love with you. ↗

— Rachel Hawkins

#sophie #love

The unadorned gentleman's suit was the product of the change from rigid status to social structures constantly shifting in response to the forces of modern capitalism, becoming ever more egalitarian in both appearance and reality. ↗

— Adolf Loos

#architecture

The one who realizes the mistake, seeks forgiveness and searches for kindness, must be forgiven. ↗

— M.F. Moonzajer

#kindness #realize #search #seek #forgiveness

A concept is a brick. It can be used to build a courthouse of reason. Or it can be thrown through the window. ↗

— Gilles Deleuze

#freedom #inspirational #lateral-thinking #philosophy #rationalism

I kept walking. Have you ever done that? Just walk. Just walk and have no idea where you're going? It wasn't a good feeling, but not a bad one either. I felt caged and free at the same time, like it was only myself that wouldn't allow me to feel either great or miserable. ↗

— Markus Zusak

#freedom #searching #walk #freedom

... unfortunately, freedom alone is not enough, by far. If there is a shortage of bread, a shortage of butter and fats, a shortage of textiles, and if housing conditions are bad, freedom will not carry you very far. It is very difficult, comrades, to live on freedom alone. ↗

— Robert Harris

#robert-harris #freedom

There's a power struggle going on across Europe these days. A few cities are competing against each other to see who shall emerge as the great 21st century European metropolis. Will it be London? Paris? Berlin? Zurich? Maybe Brussels, center of the young union? They all strive to outdo one another culturally, architecturally, politically, fiscally. But Rome, it should be said, has not bothered to join the race for status. Rome doesn't compete. Rome just watches all the fussing and striving, completely unfazed. I am inspired by the regal self-assurance of this city, so grounded and rounded, so amused and monumental, knowing she is held securely in the palm of history. I would like to be like Rome when I am an old lady. ↗

— Elizabeth Gilbert

#life #old #rome #architecture

Design is a fundamental human activity, relevant and useful to everyone. Anything humans create—be it product, communication or system—is a result of the process of making inspiration real. I believe in doing what works as circumstances change: quirky or unusual solutions are often good ones. Nature bends and so should we as appropriate. Nature is always right outside our door as a reference and touch point. We should use it far more than we do. ↗

— Maggie Macnab

#art #creativity #design #logos #nature